Australian cricket great David Warner has been charged with drink driving after allegedly recording a blood alcohol reading more than twice the legal limit. The 39-year-old was stopped at a roadside breath testing unit at Maroubra in Sydney’s east on Easter Sunday.
Police allege Warner was driving a van that stopped and parked short of the testing site. Officers approached the vehicle and administered a breath test, which returned a positive result for alcohol. Warner was arrested and taken to Maroubra police station for further testing, where he allegedly produced a reading of 0.104.
Warner has been captaining the Karachi Kings in the Pakistan Super League in recent weeks, scoring 50 in their last game in Lahore on 2 April. His stint follows a record-breaking Big Bash season with the Sydney Thunder, where he averaged 86.6 and was named captain of the official team of the tournament.
Warner retired from Test cricket in 2024 after a prolific career, scoring 8,786 runs at an average of more than 44 across 112 Tests, including a high score of 335 not out. He has since worked as a commentator for Fox Cricket. However, his career has been marred by controversy, including a 12-month ban for his role in the 2018 ball-tampering scandal and an admission that he punched future England captain Joe Root in a nightclub in 2013.
Warner is scheduled to face Downing Centre local court in Sydney on 7 May to answer the drink-driving charge.
